Adelani Adepegba, Abuja

A pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God , Abuja , Alex Ochienu , said he was assaulted and beaten by two soldiers into a coma for refusing to obey their order to do frog jumps . The cleric alleged that he was flogged by Cpl. M . Dankwa and his colleague whose name he did not know , until he collapsed and was rushed to the Gwarimpa General Hospital where he was admitted at the Emergency ward.

The civil engineer said he was supervising construction works at Paradise Estate , Life Camp , Abuja when the soldiers invaded the site with officials of the Development Control Department and assaulted him and other workers. Ochienu told Northern City News on Tuesday that the soldiers beat him with rifle butts and kicked him in the stomach simply because he told them he could not obey their order to do frog jumps as he was fasting.

The engineer said he lost his phone during the incident which occurred on January 17, 2017 at 3pm. Ochienu said despite his pleas to the rampaging soldiers that he was fasting, they refused to listen , but rather flogged him until he collapsed .

He said , “ The soldiers rushed into the site and ordered everyone to frog- jump ; they flogged the workers and threatened to shoot us . I tried to explain to them that I was weak because I was fasting, but Dankwa was infuriated by my explanation.
“ He kicked me in the stomach ; another soldier also joined in beating me till I collapsed . When they saw that I was almost lifeless , they left and I was rushed to the hospital by the workers. ”

The cleric said he learnt the soldiers apologised to the owners of the estate “ for their mistake. ”
But Ochienu said he planned to take legal action against the Development Control Department and the military for the assault .
The Paradise Estate Project Manager , Tobias Tokbe , said he was not at the scene, but added that beside Ochienu , another worker, Bem Ali , was also brutalised by the soldiers without any reason .

He said , “ I was discussing with the development control officials at the project office when I saw some workers carrying somebody and they told me Ochienu was beaten by the soldiers that accompanied the development control officials to the site ; I was livid .

“ I immediately called the development control director who said he didn’t authorise the soldiers to attack anyone . We asked the soldier why he beat up the engineer and he said Ochienu grabbed his jacket , which we know was a lie. ”

Tokbe said the riot policemen guarding the estate almost fought with the soldiers after the incident.
When contacted , the Development Control Director , Muktar Galadima, said he was informed about the incident and “ I said sorry , but I didn ’ t see the victim of the attack

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Daddy G.O come read what am reading oh

When dem go post the soldier go Chibok Phase ll now , , com kill am join

E family go de cry upandan

Nigerian army is very ugly when it comes to dealing with southerners

eeeyaaah, buh wah i dont get is.. Is the pastor the white man in d pic?

The power the military have is probably too much. They don't even get penalise for their gruesome acts. Dear pastor, I wish you good luck in bringing them to justice.

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Abrupt:
Where was his Holy Spirit when this was happening?

Seriously, I pity you. From attacking men of God, you have now graduated to the level of mocking the Spirit of God. Point is, why bring the Spirit of God into this matter?

Hmmmmm

Those aboki soldiers thats the only thing they know!!!

This is a serious problem in Nigeria.

If I am a man of

What a country! Lawlessness is everything here..

I just can't wait to leave dis useless con3

lolz

Animals in human skin. Only in naija. In sane nations, soldier stay in the barracks not harassing the citizenry

Come n See

If I am a man of God and I know am innocent, I will rain fire and brimstone on anyone tryin to cheat me

I will not forget the day a soldier beat me up because I refused to stop when he asked me to. And sincerely, I didn't see him but all my plea fell on deaf ears.

Since that day, I don't pity them if Boko Haram kills them. Whether he is young or she is beautiful, as long as na soldier, I no send again.

Someone should try that on an iman.

police ...not ur friend.....soldier sef na wahala....which way bayii ...

What is dis self...

His God should have save him na

Naija which way.. and we want this country to be one. E go hard o. We are gradually moving towards revolution.

This soldier brutality is just too much something has to be done real quick

Naughtytboy:
If I am a man of God and I know am innocent, I will rain fire and brimstone on anyone tryin to cheat me

Fire and brimstone from where? Lol

This is just wrong, do our soldiers need anger management?

What is happening in this country

The Pastor doesn't know the Bible teaches Obedience? now his disobedience led to a serious beating. Hope he gets justice!